@jchapman: "Back in 1999 when I bought my 146 Junior I seem to remember spending 
some time
haggling to get the price right.
Now 93000 miles later I am being sorely tempted by the special edition 
GT Cloverleaf.
Although there is nothing major wrong with my 146 and it is in daily use 
it seems to be worth
only around �500 as a trade in.
I have cash available to purchase GT and my local independent has 
offered to sell my 146 from his forecourt
so am looking at ways of getting best cash discount.
Am focussing on GT Cloverleaf 1.8 TS list price �19k.
Have looked at Broadspeed .com and their price is 17.3k and their fee is 
�300 so car costs 17.6k.
It looks like they have nothing in stock so one has to wait 12 weeks for 
delivery.
Then tried Askaprice.com who allegedly have sellers lining up for my custom.
This turned out to be Perrys of Aylesbury who phoned me and asked what 
price I wanted to pay.
I said as near to �17k as poss to which they replied that they did not 
have nearly enough commission
in the sale to do that.
When some months ago I looked at the GT Blackline and asked for a cash 
discount I was advised
that special editions did not have enough commission to offer a discount.
Is there anyone who can advise me what price I might achieve for this 
intended purchase ?
How much does an Alfa dealer make on a vehicle sale ?
Can anyone recommend Broadspeed or another broker ?
All advice gratefully received with thanks.
John Chapman"
    @ross: ""GT" <email_address> wrote in message 
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<quote>
Alfa don't seem to list the Selespeed 'box as available on their official 
web site anymore...perhaps that tells you something!
By the way, anybody know when/what is going to replace the GT? I'm 
underwhelmed with my Audi and am thinking of changing early next year.
Regards
Ross "
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